Qingzhou trip

The sunny day at the end of time suddenly turned dark, and thick clouds and black mist rolled over the top of the city of Tianji. The soldier A guarding the city wall of Shahai covered his eyes and looked up at the sun, "You said that the evil door is not evil? The advance envoy is about to arrive, and his face will change every day."

"It's no wonder God has such a good face. Isn't it a glamorous thing to give New Year's coins?" Another colleague holding the flag tried not to open his mouth and echoed in a low voice, "If you want to give us 10 taels of silver and [-] bolts of silk, I will give them all." I'm going to kill his lair with my head in my hands."

"Why didn't you go when Marshal Yun recruited the advance cavalry team the year before last? You really dare to raise your head for money, you kid can't live today..." Soldier A naturally knew that there were two parts of the sincerity and three points of family in the same robe's words The national spirit, the remaining five points are nothing but resentment towards Beixia's envoys - no matter who the opponent is, after defeating the Baosheng army, he took away 10 taels of silver and other valuables, he refused to accept it and hated it .

Suddenly, the turrets on both sides of the city wall blared loudly, and the two of them fell silent at the same time, bracing their backs for the [-] wen a month.Although they tried their best to step on their feet and look down the city, they still couldn't see Mr. Liao, the envoy of Chengxuan, who was at the head of the team.After a lot of hard work, they naturally gave up. If it was Jin Wang Zhao Yifang, they would try a few more times.

The Northern Xia advance envoy is said to be Li Jixin, the Southern Xuanhui envoy. Looking north from the city tower, you can see a group of Northern Xia horses galloping over the dust.The soldiers in Shahai are used to seeing Fan horses or Qin horses, and they have also seen Beixia's iron kites on the battlefield, which can be seen suddenly and thousands of miles away, but they can't help being shocked when they see that this team is all pure black. In an instant, they crossed the Yeqiang River lightly, and flew to the Shahai City like wings.At that moment, they who had experienced the battlefield all felt the long-lost and familiar murderous aura-although the team of black horses traveled lightly, if they were on the battlefield, they would shoot arrows in the face between the horn bows.

Although the face of the leader immediately cannot be seen clearly, it can be seen from his posture that he is not a civil servant, but a military commander.When he reined in his horse and was twenty steps away from the city gate, Northern Xia Xuanhui envoy Li Jixin dismounted from his horse, revealing the Northern Xia royal jade plaque on his waist.Master Liao immediately exchanged glances with Zou Shiyan and nodded, Master Liao said in a low voice, "It is indeed Li Jixin." He has participated in the delivery of old coins in the past few years, and he has met Li Jixin several times, so he will not admit his mistake.

Li Jixin tossed the whip to the followers behind, and then bowed his hands to Lord Liao and the others, "Thanks to Envoy Liao for waiting, we will see you again."But his demeanor was calm, which made Zou Shiyan immediately admire him when he saw him for the first time.

After Li Jixin glanced at the officials who greeted him, his eyes fell on the face of Xie Penglai at the back of the line, and he walked forward with a smile, "Master Xie, I said goodbye to the court that day. I didn't expect that we would meet again at the gate of the city."

Xie Penglai groaned inwardly, she never thought that this Northern Xia advance envoy was the one who had fought with the gang in Jiangying in Shahaihua Lane and was beaten twenty sticks by herself, and that it was also involved in King Jin's Bailongyu suit. blemishes.If you really want to get revenge for your mess, why bother selling yourself in front of everyone?She squeezed out a smile and laughed, "It's a pleasure to meet Mr. Xuan Huishi."

Unexpectedly, Li Jixin didn't give her the slightest step down, "Every time I talked to my king about the interesting story of Shahai, he said that my twenty sticks were very good. As the saying goes, if you don't fight, you don't know each other." He looked back at the questioning man. Master Liao, Zou Shiyan and others talked freely about how he met a woman from the Hua Dynasty on the border between the two countries. They bet that Shahai is not like other places where foreigners are not allowed to enter and leave at will. Xie Penglai blocked him, and both of them were beaten with sticks.

These words undoubtedly convinced Zou Shiyan and others that King Jin had already had ties with the people of Beixia in private before entering the Three States, and Xie Penglai took a step forward, "To tell you the truth, that woman is my Royal Highness King Jin, She is also the appeasement envoy of the three states." She smiled lightly, "The envoys of the two countries who made the settlement this year had already met in micro-services, and it is an anecdote to tell it. But Xie was the chief envoy of the stick, Jin Jin The king has already participated in this matter to the court after he entered the government. If the Xuanhui envoy wants to report this matter to Beixia, Xie can also testify for the envoy."

After Xie Penglai arranged it properly, the "interesting incident" that Li Jixin poked at King Jin became a major issue that needed to be clarified when the two countries established diplomatic relations.Li Jixin saw that Xie Penglai did not show any weakness at all, when he turned a small matter into a big one, the county magistrate actually made a big one, and went downhill without any shame.His face froze, and he suddenly laughed loudly, "No need to thank your lord, I will also report this matter to my king. Since that's the case, the two of us will be magnanimous."

After all, he waved his hand to greet the horse team to enter the city, but it was Xie Penglai who stretched out his hand to stop him, "Slow down, please send envoys to inspect the edict, seals, cards, etc., and you need to hand over your personal weapons before entering the city." She was ruthless, but Master Liao felt that At this time, Xie Penglai was too ignorant, and the inspection process can be skipped after the advance envoys have been verified, so as not to hurt each other's friendship.

"The diplomatic relationship between the two countries is not the intersection of four neighbors. Both love and law must be prepared, and they must be in accordance with etiquette." Xie Penglai's words were not only for Li Jixin, but the others were reminded by a seventh-rank official on the spot, and their faces were a little uncomfortable. However, He didn't want to be honest, so he could only smile at Li Ji and said, "There is a labor envoy to check."

Li Jixin narrowed his eyes, "It doesn't matter." This sentence was not very straightforward, but a bit angry.

Xie Penglai signaled that the soldiers would come forward to inspect the weapons, and please ask Mr. Liao to check other items.After a stick of incense, the undercurrent at the gate of the city is considered to be over.Li Jixin immediately proposed to meet Jin Wang Zhao Yifang, so that he could laugh and talk with her about the "anecdote" of several months ago.Xie Penglai secretly counted the troops he brought, while continuing to chat, "King Jin also wants to see the envoy earlier, please go to the guest house to rest, Mr. Li, and then go to the palace to have a banquet at night."

There are more than 60 people, but they lead more than 100 horses.Many horses were loaded with soft clothes, Li Ji said, "The more than 40 extra horses will be used as a meeting gift for His Royal Highness King Jin from Beixia. The small country is barren, except for Qingbaiyan, that is, these Xiazhous. It's a horse."

Xiazhou horses have always been precious, and in the past when the two countries were at war, Northern Xia did not allow these horses to enter China.Presenting more than 40 horses to King Jin is considered a big deal, and Master Liao pinched his beard with envy.

"I have prepared all the gifts for you adults. It's cold, and the best lamb skins and medicinal materials in our country are not a respect. Of course, the big gifts I want to give are still to come. My advance envoy is here to make some arrangements, and I will make face with you first. Familiar." Li Jixin is good at making friends, and knows that many Hua Dynasty officials like these gifts.So after a while, I got into a heated fight with them.When talking about the happy place, he always sneaked a glance at Xie Penglai from time to time, but Shahai County Magistrate's face was calm, and he was not moved by the property at all.

"Will Mr. Xie come to the dinner?" Li Jixin asked Xie Penglai.

"Xie is only a seventh-rank official, and he is not qualified to attend the ambassadorships of the two countries." Xie Penglai, who knew himself, bid farewell to everyone, "Xie still has business affairs, so I will retire first."

She was only a few feet away, and Lord Liao turned somber that he couldn't get angry.Zou Shiyan looked at her back with a half-smile, and explained to Li Jixin, "This person... is quite noble, please send Haihan if he is abrupt."

Li Jixin stared at the figure, and suddenly said, "If this person is in my Beixia, he is a good candidate to enter the center, what a pity, what a pity." Seeing the embarrassment on the faces of the two, he smiled, "It's just a joke."

Xie Penglai, magistrate of Qipin County, has been restless since this morning, neither because King Jin is holding those people who want to sue her, nor because of Zhao Yifang's "what can I do" wanton wildness.But these days when Yun Bailu left, she didn't receive any news from Lu Jinhua.She guessed in her heart that Hua Niang was interested in Sui Ci, but this guess couldn't make her feel at ease.

Right now, entering and exiting the city is prohibited, it would be difficult for Lu Jinhua to send Lu Xiangchun or others to send a message, unless Xie Penglai personally guarded the city gate and waited.

She returned to the city gate to sit in town, staring at the Ye Qiang River outside the city for a while, and looking down at the documents for a while.She was so busy that she hadn't had lunch yet, and the wind on the city wall chilled her heart again.While rubbing her hands to keep warm, she finally waited for Li Shancui to bring a food box, and when she opened it, she saw that it was a hot corner.

Xie Penglai has learned how to ask Shancui to deliver food these few days, he can not only reassure the highness who is worried about the needle's eye, but also prevent her from finding excuses to sit with him on the city wall.

Xie Penglai took a few sips of hot soup before putting down the bowl and letting out a long sigh of relief.Shan Cui, who was about to get married, looked at her and smiled, "You are the county magistrate, why do you still want to guard the city?"

"In just a few days, you don't have to guard the coins after they are delivered. This is the biggest issue right now." Although Xie Penglai was extremely hungry and cold, he still ate at a leisurely pace, and Shan Cui took out another coin from his sleeve. Mrs. Tang, "here, don't just sit here stupidly, you can hide in the turret and enjoy the fire." Her face was full of happiness that she was about to get married. Congratulations, you haven't come back yet.Left and right went home alone, Shan Cui talked with Xie Penglai for a while next to the city wall, asking about the major events in Shahai City in recent years.

"Then the envoy from Bei Xia has entered the city?" It was rumored in the city that this envoy was the brother of the king of Bei Xia, so his status was naturally unspeakable.

Xie Penglai didn't answer, and instead asked her, "Have you finished delivering the gifts?"

Shan Cui blushed, "It's not that fast. There are hundreds of families in the carpenter's camp, and it takes two days to deliver them. Fortunately, every family is very busy these days, and all the blacksmith shops are doing very well. Brother Yan You can meet people when you give gifts.”

Xie Penglai nodded, "I can do it when your elder sister finishes shopping." She ate another corner, and suddenly put down the bowl and chopsticks, "What are you talking about? The blacksmith's shop is getting more and more free in winter, what are you busy with?"

Shan Cui was also confused, "Just... the business is closed. What kind of gourd is it for storing water? It is said that the Uighurs in the west like this thing..." Before she finished speaking, Xie Penglai had already stood up and grabbed her wrist, "Shan Cui, I ask you one thing."